RN Supervisor (FT 11p-7a)

Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab•Allentown, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab is seeking a FT RN Supervisor 11p-7a. This is professional nurse work at the second-line supervisory level in a County nursing care facility. Positions in this class supervise first-line professional and technical nursing and resident care personnel on more than one unit on an assigned shift. Will be split between Allentown & Fountain Hill.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices and standards.
Thorough knowledge of nursing methods and techniques commonly employed in nursing facilities.
Knowledge of regulatory and other requirements for resident care coverage, resident-staff ratio, and related service provision matters.
Knowledge of methods and techniques required for resident care documentation and reporting.
Basic knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
Ability to establish and effective working relationships with physicians, associates, and residents and their families.
Ability to plan, assign and review the work of lower-level nursing and resident care personnel.
Ability to instruct, correct and advise lower-level nursing and resident care personnel in the performance of their duties.
Education equivalent to graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Three to five years of professional nursing experience, one year of which shall have been at the first-line supervisory level.
Any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience which has provided knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.

Responsibilities

Identifies staffing needs.
Assesses staffing patterns and assigns nursing staff to work units.
Determines need for reassignment because of staff vacancies or absences.
Consults Unit Managers/Charge Nurses regarding residents' medical and social status, and problems encountered in providing resident care.
Assesses overall nursing staff strengths and/or weaknesses in providing such care.
Answers questions and otherwise advises and assists staff in providing care, especially more difficult situations.
Makes daily unit rounds with Unit Managers/Charge Nurses to observe quality of care.
Responsible for the immediate supervision of assigned Unit Managers/Charge Nurses and assists them in carrying out their responsibilities in the management of the nursing unit/nursing care.
Assists, instructs, and offers suggestions to Unit Managers/Charge Nurses on dealing with employee, resident and resident families concerns.
Evaluates work performance of Unit Managers/Charge Nurses; assists Unit Managers/Charge Nurses in unit staff performance evaluations.
Evaluates the residents' conditions; when necessary, acts as a liaison between the Unit Manager/Charge Nurse and the on-call physician, and ensures that new orders are carried out.
Monitors and evaluates situations to ascertain the need for additional services.
Interdisciplinary approach to solve difficult resident/family issues and to determine appropriate unit replacement of residents.
Works with ancillary departments to meet resident needs and facility goals.
Attends meetings, works on special projects, and chairs committees as assigned by the Director of Nursing Services or Assistant Director of Nursing.
Performs related work as required.